Pre-Paid Group Admission (30+)

Be sure to print your confirmation email and present it to the Admissions Desk on the day of your visit!

Group Tickets must be purchased in quantities of 30 or more to apply for the group rate. Online group admission tickets are refundable up to 48 hours prior to the date of visit.

Summer camp, youth group, and school reservations must be made in advance. Please contact our education department at educationteam@petersen.org or 323-964-6374.

Car Clubs receive a special group rate – please do not purchase your tickets online; instead, contact the Group Reservation Coordinator at 323-964-6346 ortours@petersen.org to arrange and pay for your visit.

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Museum History

Founded on June 11, 1994 by magazine publisher Robert E. Petersen, and his wife Margie, the Petersen Automotive Museum is owned and operated by the Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation and seeks to explore and present the history of the automobile.

Located at the end of “Miracle Mile” and the third-most travelled intersection in Los Angeles, the museum appropriately uses the city as a prime example of the impact of the automobile on American life and culture. The museum is housed in a historic department store building dating back to 1962, the façade of which was redesigned by the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox in 2015. As a result of the $90 million renovation, the interior of the original Welton Becket-designed building now features 25 rotating exhibitions with more than 150 vehicles on view.